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Civics Koplitz
Chapter 4
Question | Answer |
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Civil Liberties: | freedoms we have to think and act without government interference |
Censorship: | cannot ban printed materials or films merely because they contain alarming or offensive ideas |
**Slander: | spreading spoken lies |
Libel: | printed lies |
Indictment: | a formal charge by a group of people |
**Due process: | following established legal procedures |
**Suffrage: | the ability/right to vote |
**Poll tax: | paying to vote; this was don to lower the number of lower-income people from voting |
**Discrimination: | unfair treatment based on prejudice |
**Segregation: | social separation of races |
Civil Rights: | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
Importance of Media (Zenger Case): | he was put in prison for criticizing the government; led to 1st Amendment- freedom of press |
Voting Rights Amendments: | 15th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 23rd,26th |
Civil Rights Amendments: | 13th, 14th, 15th |
**Examples of Restricting Voting: | hours polling places have, physical address required, ID |
**Bail | Money or property that the accused person gives to the court as a guarantee that he or she will appear for trial |
**7th Amendment: | Explains the ability to have a Civil trial heard by a jury |
**9th Amendment: | Rights in the constitution are guaranteed, people have implied rights |
**10th Amendment: | Explains the split of powers between the federal Government and the State Government |
**Bills of Rights: | first 10 Amendments of the Constitution |